Date:
Monday, December 03, 2007
Contact:
Lisa Murdock, WSDOT Communications, 360-507-1854
OLYMPIA – High winds, heavy rains, mudslides and falling trees have made for a hectic morning on Western Washington highways. Several routes are blocked at this hour, including:
US 101, mileposts 331-317 , Hoodsport to Hamma Hamma – Jefferson County
State Route 106, milepost 5.40, at Union – Mason County
State Route 8, mileposts 361-362 at US 101 in Thurston County
State Route 105, milepost 37, at Johns River Road, south of Aberdeen - Grays Harbor County
US 101, mileposts 110-125, between Humptulips and Quinault - Grays Harbor County
US 12, milepost 1-9, at Aberdeen Lake Road in Aberdeen - Grays Harbor County
US 12, milepost 23-28, near Elma - Grays Harbor County
State Route 109, milepost 4, at Breckenridge Road in Hoquiam - Grays Harbor County
State Route 109, milepost 14-15, west of Hoquiam - Grays Harbor County
Motorists should check their route before they go at http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/Update. If you must travel, be prepared for water over the roadway; unexpected debris on the roadway and downed power lines.
WSDOT crews are responding as rapidly as possible and working with crews from local public utility agencies as well as the Washington State Patrol to monitor road situations.
For the most up-to-date information on weather-related highway closures and road conditions, please visit our Web site at http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/ or dial 5-1-1.
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